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Vetted companies only. Apply from overseas.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world. We commit people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Our people are our greatest asset – we say it often and with good reason. It is only with the determination and dedication of our people that we can serve our clients, generate long-term value for our shareholders and contribute to the broader public. We take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally. From collaborative workspaces and ergonomic services to wellbeing and resilience offerings, we offer our people the flexibility and support they need to reach their goals in and outside the office. In Internal Audit, we ensure that Goldman Sachs maintains effective controls by assessing the reliability of financial reports, monitoring the firm’s compliance with laws and regulations, and advising management on developing smart control solutions. Our group has unique insight on the financial industry and its products and operations. We are looking for detail-oriented team players who have an interest in financial markets and want to gain insight into the firm’s operations and control processes. Goldman Sachs Internal Auditors demonstrate strong risk and control mindsets, analytical, exercise professional skepticism and are able to challenge and discuss effectively with management on risks and control measures. We look for individuals who enjoy learning about audit, businesses and risk management functions, have innovative and creative mindsets to adopt analytical techniques to enhance audit techniques, building relationships and are able to evolve and thrive in teamwork and in a fast-paced global environment. As the third line of defense, Internal Audit’s mission is to provide independent, objective and timely assurance and is a function designed to assist the Audit Committee, management and regulators by: Communicating and reporting on the effectiveness of the firm’s governance, risk management and controls that mitigate current and evolving risk Raising awareness of control risk Assessing the firm’s control culture and conduct risks Monitoring management’s implementation of control measures Goldman Sachs Internal Audit comprises individuals from diverse backgrounds including chartered accountants, developers, risk management professionals, cybersecurity professionals, and data scientists. We are organized into global teams comprising business and technology auditors to cover all the firm’s businesses and functions, including global banking and markets, asset and wealth management, platform solutions, risk management, controllers, cyber-security and technology risk, and engineering. Responsibilities include: Develop and maintain a good understanding of business areas, its products, and risk management functions Plan and execute audit testing to ensure audit fieldwork is focused on the right areas and documentation meets high quality standards Identify risks, assess mitigating controls, and make recommendations on improving the control environment Prepare commercially effective audit conclusions and findings, and present to IA senior management and business stakeholders Follow-up on open audit issues and their resolution.
- Team-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability - Strong interpersonal, and relationship management skills - Strong English and Japanese communication skills (written and verbal) a must - Ability to articulate complex risk and control issues in a clear, concise, and persuasive manner. Other Asian language ability will be an asset - Solid analytical skills - Highly motivated with the ability to multi-task and remain organized in a fast-paced environment. Ability to leverage technology, including data analytics, or emerging AI-driven tools, to enhance audit efficiency and effectiveness. - 2 and above years of experience in internal audit, or in a risk management role, or an independent validation function within the financial services industry or Big 4 risk advisory - Degree in a finance, accounting, risk management or quantitative discipline - Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., CPA, CFA, CIA, FRM) is a plus - Knowledge of risk management disciplines: credit risk, market risk, operational risk, funding / liquidity risk - Knowledge of controls surrounding risk governance, risk identification, risk measurement, management and regulatory risk reporting - Strong growth mindset and a commitment to continuous learning, proactively identifying opportunities for both personal and professional growth
- We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance. - We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year. - We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities. - We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices. - To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount). - We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
